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Au Vo  DESMA 9  Dr. Vesna 28 April 2024 COLOR, LIGHT, MOTION, AND ACTION On Saturday, I attended the  “COLOR, LIGHT, MOTION” event that was hosted by Dr. Victoria Vesna. During this event, Professor Kluszczyński, Professor Vesna, and other art experts spoke on the presence and influence of cybernetics in art. It was an interesting experience and topic to learn more about especially because it heavily revolved around the intersection of design and technology—something that has been an integral part of DESMA 9.  Listening throughout the event, I immediately thought of the lectures and materials from Week 4 when we discussed art and medical technology. In a way, the discussion of cybernetics is closely related to this. For example, RoboCop is one of the leading icons of cybernetics. In the movie trailer, we can see the demonstration of how cybernetics work through the lens of an artist.  RoboCop Trailer           Additionally, th...

Au Vo  DESMA 9  Dr. Vesna 26 April 2024 Week 4 Blog: Medicine and Art This week, learning about the convergence of art and medical technology has been very interesting and inspirational. As I am an aspiring medical doctor as well as an art junkie, I found myself deeply enthralled in the different ways art and medical technology could merge to push the boundaries of both disciplines.  One of the most beautiful projects was the “BioArt” series done by a group of interdisciplinary artists. They integrated biotechnology with artistic expression, challenging traditional views on life and art. This image below is titled “A-positive” and depicts a  dialogical exchange between a human being and a robot took place through two intravenous hookups (Kac, Bennet). A-positive             Another intriguing piece is by Virgil Wong who strongly asserts that “medicine helps us live longer lives, but art is about why we live” (Wong 1). This art p...

Au Vo  DESMA 9  Dr. Vesna 19 April 2024 Week 3 Blog: Art and Innovation Industrialization, the modernization and wide-scale development of a region through technological innovations, has been a fascinating topic in the arts. Walter Benjamin discusses this topic and gives his thoughts in “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.” He provides a framework to understand the social and cultural impact of industrialization, especially its impact on art (Benjamin 2). He argues that industrialization and mechanical productions strip art of its authenticity (Benjamin 3). An article in Obelisk Art History elaborates on this, asserting that industrialization also changes the lens in which society views art, making it more abundant and integrated into daily life but less revered like in traditional times (Obelisk). A cinematic exploration that captures these views is Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times.” In this film, the main character’s struggles in a rapidly industriali...

  Au Vo  DESMA 9  Dr. Vesna 11 April 2024 Week 2 Blog: Mathematics Driving Art Math and art, at the surface, seem very disconnected and separated from one another. Numbers, drawings, equations, design, they seemingly have nothing to do with each other right?  But upon a deeper analysis, it can be recognized that art is driven by math. The study of mathematics is one of the fundamental concepts behind the notion of perspective that is used in almost every art piece. Marc Frantz explains that perspective and vanishing points are dependent on mathematical thinking and perspectives (Frantz). Furthermore, in his book “The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World’s Most Astonishing Number”, Mario Livio conveys how the mathematical concept of the golden ratio has been historically and contemporarily used to create balanced and objective beauty in art (Livio). Martin Kemp, in “The Science of Art” elaborates on this idea, discussing how artists from the Renaissance to contem...

Au Vo  DESMA 9  Dr. Vesna 05 April 2024 Week 1 Blog: Two Cultures Merged Since the advent of the Internet and the start of the technological revolution, art and science have been pushed into a nuanced, dichotomous relationship. Reflecting on this relationship between the two disparate cultures, C.P. Snow commentates on the aftermath of a growing divide between the arts and sciences. His perspective is cautionary, warning that the growing chasm between the sciences and humanities will be a major obstacle to solving arising global issues. Other authors and academics have elaborated and built on top of Snow’s commentary and arguments, asserting that it is crucial for the two disparate disciplines to work together to advance each other (Snow 20). In his article “On Creativity,” David Bohm builds on these arguments as he investigates the role that creativity plays in both sciences and humanities. In doing so, he argues that creativity is required for both fields, transcending the...